Found 2 items, similar to marquetry.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: marquetry marquetry n : inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn: marqueterie]
English → English (gcide) Definition: marquetry marqueterie \mar"que*te*rie\, marquetry \mar"quet*ry\, n. [F. marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.] Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, veneer, and the like, of several colors, fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture. [1913 Webster]